alexmassie
@alexmassie
Columnist for The Times & The Sunday Times. Substack Newsletter: Co-host of the Ponsonby & Massie podcast: @ponsonbymassie
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A classic example of how playing the ‘both sides’ card is a means of avoiding, or even denying, obvious truths.
“We can never allow conflict overseas to divide us at home”, Khan says.
But only one side imports the conflict here. Only one side targets the other on British streets every week.
The two sides are not, in fact, the same.
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Unfortunate truths about Scottish education:
The number of high-achieving kids has collapsed by 40% in the past 20 years.
PE is now the third most popular subject at Higher.
Just 40% percent of kids pass English and Maths at National 5 (ie, GCSE).
Scottish 15 year olds are more than a year behind English 15 year olds in Maths and Science.
"Knowledge" is a contested idea in Scottish education.
And the SNP government's response? The situation is "essentially stable".
Column on a great national disgrace. 👇
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